brianslave68:

maxymama was asking over here how to make a particular image into a nice, clear icon.

My result:



( Just 4 little layers )

brianslave68:

Several weeks ago maxymama asked how I made the header that's on my journal. I found the image that I used with the steps for how I made the 'sketch effect'. Not sure what else to call it! Anyway, hope this is interesting to someone out there.

( The sketch effect )

brianslave68:

I made this graphic today and thought it turned out pretty cool so I figured I'd share how I made it. This was surprisingly easy to do.



( Textures are our friends )

brianslave68:

This is in response to michira_70's post over here requesting help in lightening/cleaning up dark blue caps. This is one example of some methods I use. These exact settings won't necessarily work for every dark blue cap but will hopefully provide a starting point. Always remember to play around with the opacity of your layers and try different colors as well.

( Here we go! )

brianslave68:

This is in response to suze_y's post over here. I couldn't respond as a comment to that post because this was way beyond the character limit of a comment!

( My version of Paddies icon )